Powerball is played in 43 states, Washington, D.C., and the Virgin Islands. Tickets cost $2 each.

Back in May, a record $590.5-million winning Powerball ticket was sold in Zephyrhills, Fla., supermarket to 84-year-old Gloria MacKenzie. She opted for a $371 million lump sum payment.

Should tonight's prize remain at $400 million, the lump sum cash value would be $223.6 million.

The largest recent Powerball jackpot was $448 million on Aug. 7. It was divided among the holders of two winning tickets in New Jersey and one in Minneapolis. Six members in an office poll who had been afflicted by superstorm Sandy were among the winners in that drawing.